China's 500-meter aperture¹ spherical² radio telescope or FAST is expected to be put into use for Chinese astronomers³ next year, announced Chinese astronomer⁴ Li Di from Chinese Academy of Science on Saturday.

 

中科院天文学家李迪周六宣布，中国的500米球面射电望远镜有望于明年投入使用。
 

 

Li said at an astronomical⁵ forum⁶ held in Xuyi County from Jiangsu Province that astronomers of the Chinese Academy of Science have initiated⁷ debugging session for the radio telescope "FAST," which is the last session before it being put into practical use for Chinese astronomers. Till now, "FAST" has already discovered 44 new pulsars.

 

A dark matter particle explorer named "Wukong" also introduced at the forum. According to its chief scientist Wujin, "Wukong" has served almost two years for Chinese astronomers, and it's expected to serve more than 5 years due to its good condition.

 

The astronomical forum was themed "the dialogue between scientific literacy and starry⁸ sky" and jointly⁹ held by the national observatory¹⁰ of the Chinese academy of sciences and Purple Mountain Observatory. It has gathered some 30 astronomy scientists and more than 300 astronomy enthusiasts¹¹.

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